Pence, Charles H. (2010) Charles Darwin and Sir John F. W. Herschel: Nineteenth-Century Science and its Methodology. [Preprint]

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Abstract

In this essay, I review the relationship between Charles Darwin's methodology and the philosophy of science of Sir John F. W. Herschel. Darwin's exposure to Herschel's philosophy was, I argue, significant. Further, when we construct an appropriate reading of Herschel's philosophy of science (a surprisingly difficult feat), we can see that Darwin's three-part argument in the Origin is crafted in order to strictly adhere to Herschel's methodological guidelines.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Pence, Charles H. charles@charlespence.net
Keywords:	Charles Darwin; John F. W. Herschel; William Whewell; vera causa; analogy; consilience
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Philosophers of Science
Depositing User:	Charles H. Pence
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2011 12:47
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2015 14:28
Item ID:	8462
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Biology > Evolutionary Theory General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Philosophers of Science
Date:	October 2010
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8462

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